Where to go for fun colors – call up the girls at Wildilocks
@ The Lock Works, right in the heart of Melbourne’s
CBD (central business district) a short walk away from
Flinders St.
station.
This is my vague goth tendencies coming out again. Moving to
Australia and becoming a student once again finally gave me the opportunity that
I’ve wanted for so long but haven’t been able to do namely due to work
restrictions – color my hair strange shades of fun. Ok, not my whole head or
anything, but I’ve had chunky bits of red-purples, purple-reds, magentas, blood
and burgundy, and any various assortment of red-to-purple gradient colors in my
hair for the past 6 months or so.
I just got a touch-up yesterday and am pleased as punch to
have vibrant hair again and I can’t recommend Wildilocks enough. I love the
girls that work there (I say girls because I haven’t seen a boy work there yet)
and the lovely lady that I go to, Kat, is super fun and seriously knows her
stuff. Yeah, she’s definitely not cheap and yeah, I know I’m paying steeply for
her expertise but where else can I go for vibrant long-lasting earth-friendly
colors? It doesn’t hurt that the décor is steampunk-inspired, there’s a
mini-goth shop inside selling all sorts of fun goodies (including lovely
smellies from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, of which I’m a huge fan), and when you
get your hair shampooed and happen to look up there’s a ceiling cat staring
down at you (LOLCats ahoy!). They also fill you up with coffee or tea and
random magazines (such as the newest issue of Fiend, for the gothies out there)
and off and away you go.
So no, I’m not trying to make this out to be some
advertisement for the place but it’s pretty darn awesome if you can afford it –
whether for coloring, touch-ups, Bettie Paige bangs, dreads, elaborate
coiffures, or whatever else you can think of I’d recommend the place.
And when I wanted awesome hair – I got awesome hair, such as
for the Emilie Autumn concert that happened in Melbourne this past March. Kat styled my hair
before the show and I felt oh-so-glam and oh-so-happy.
So for anyone out there looking for a high-quality
alternative salon that knows its stuff, go to Wildilocks. They have a couple of
stores around Australia and
have just opened up a new store in New Zealand.
(website here: http://www.wildilocks.com/)
Happy hair cutting!
